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Which level of government should make and pay for each decision.

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Principles

  • Assign decisions to a level of government that can address their effects and remain accountable.
  • Make authority, funding, and responsibility clear when multiple levels share a task.

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Why clarify responsibility across levels of government?
Shared involvement makes responsibility unnecessary.
Authority, funding, and accountability can otherwise become disconnected.
The largest level always has the lowest cost for every task.

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